expired Posted by ajcrm125 • May 26, 2021
May 26, 2021 2:04 PM
Item 1 of 5
Item 1 of 5
expired Posted by ajcrm125 • May 26, 2021
May 26, 2021 2:04 PM
Husky 144-Tooth Ratchet Set (3-Piece) - $49.97
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The last thing I want is for a ratchet, any ratchet, to strip it's gears while I'm applying a lot of force on it.
These have been on sale a few times and almost picked up a set in January where the package said made in Taiwan and not China. For those on the rack, the Husky plating was better than the very similar new GearWrench.
These are 72 tooth dual pawl and here is a video [youtube.com] of taking apart that is very similar to GearWrench's 60 tooth dual pawl. The Snap On type handle that many have copied, including Harbor Freight, is comfortable. The 1/2" ratchet is just 12" long, so you would probably have to work at breaking the teeth to test that lifetime warranty over their available longer ratchets.
All in, the 72 to 90 tooth with typically 16 teeth or so making contact with the thicker single pawl is the better all around ratchet for strength.... especially with the longer flex heads. But, they can all be broken if abused.
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True story from years ago, John owned a farm and had what I thought to be a mental giant named Clarence as a farm hand. As a kid, I wondered what happened to Clarence's neck, because his head started where his shoulders left off, but he was really a nice guy.
Anyway, they just had the valves ground on an old flat head Ford farm truck and reinstalling the head, John got everything started and told Clarence to tighten up all the head bolts with a picture for the sequence, as he had some errands to run and would final torque when he returned with the much longer torque wrench. Clarence asked how tight and John, in a hurry and not thinking this through, said as tight as he could get them by hand with the small 12" breaker bar. When John came back, Clarence had snapped every head bolt.
So, back to town for new head bolts and a gasket, the moral is to not underestimate the ability of some to break whatever. With tools we use a lot of, we do expect minimum standards, but a lot of people, probably the majority of people today don't have the intellect from experience.
All in, the 72 to 90 tooth with typically 16 teeth or so making contact with the thicker single pawl is the better all around ratchet for strength.... especially with the longer flex heads. But, they can all be broken if abused.
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True story from years ago, John owned a farm and had what I thought to be a mental giant named Clarence as a farm hand. As a kid, I wondered what happened to Clarence's neck, because his head started where his shoulders left off, but he was really a nice guy.
Anyway, they just had the valves ground on an old flat head Ford farm truck and reinstalling the head, John got everything started and told Clarence to tighten up all the head bolts with a picture for the sequence, as he had some errands to run and would final torque when he returned with the much longer torque wrench. Clarence asked how tight and John, in a hurry and not thinking this through, said as tight as he could get them by hand with the small 12" breaker bar. When John came back, Clarence had snapped every head bolt.
So, back to town for new head bolts and a gasket, the moral is to not underestimate the ability of some to break whatever. With tools we use a lot of, we do expect minimum standards, but a lot of people, probably the majority of people today don't have the intellect from experience.
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